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HTMLDListElement

The HTMLDListElement interface provides special properties (beyond those of the regular HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating definition list (<dl>) elements.

EventTarget Node Element HTMLElement HTMLDListElement

Instance properties

Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.

HTMLDListElement.compact Deprecated

A boolean value indicating that spacing between list items should be reduced.

Instance methods

No specific methods; inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

Specifications

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
HTMLDListElement 1 12 1 5.5 ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0
compact 1 12 1 5.5 ≤12.1 3 4.4 18 4 ≤12.1 1 1.0

See also

  • The HTML element implementing this interface: <dl>

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